Guide to the Historical Bridge Form Version 5.0 Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources Bureau of Historic Preservation March 2019 Guide to the Historical Bridge Form, v5.0 Page| 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Digital PDF Forms, an Alternative to Paper Forms ............................................................................................................ 4 ATTACHMENTS FOR THE HISTORICAL BRIDGE FORM ............................................................................................................ 5 General Requirements for Attachments ........................................................................................................................... 5 Bridge Location on USGS 1:24,000 Scale Topographic Maps (Required) ......................................................................... 5 Photographs (Required) ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Supplementary Information (Optional) ............................................................................................................................ 5 FIELD DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE HISTORICAL BRIDGE FORM ................................................................................................... 6 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Original / Update ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 Site #8 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Field Date ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Form Date ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Recorder # ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 FDOT Bridge # ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bridge Name .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Multiple Listing # – for use by Site File staff only – leave blank ........................................................................................ 7 Project Name ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 FMSF Survey # – for use by Site File staff only – leave blank ............................................................................................ 8 Ownership ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 LOCATION & MAPPING ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Routes Carried / Features Crossed ................................................................................................................................. 8 USGS 7.5' Map Name & Date ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Plat or other map ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 City/Town ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 In City Limits? ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 County ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Township, Range & Section ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Township ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Range ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Section .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 ¼ Section ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Landgrant .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Tax Parcel # ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 UTM Coordinates.......................................................................................................................................................... 10 UTM: Zone .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 UTM: Easting ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 UTM: Northing .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Other Coordinates ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Name of Public Tract .................................................................................................................................................... 11 HISTORY ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Year Built ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Still in Use? ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Prior Fords, Ferries, or Bridges at this Location .............................................................................................................. 11 Bridge Use: Original and Current with Dates .................................................................................................................. 11 Ownership History ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 Designers / Engineers .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Builders / Contractors .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Guide to the Historical Bridge Form, v5 .0 Page| 3 Text of Plaque or Inscription .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Narrative History .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Overall Bridge Design ................................................................................................................................................... 12 Overall Condition ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Style and Decorative Details ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Tender